Maipú.
- WHAT TO DO
- WHAT TO SEE
- WHAT TO EAT
Maipú sits fifteen kilometres southeast of Mendoza, reachable in thirty minutes by the Metrotranvía tram. It is Mendoza's cradle of viticulture, famous for nineteenth-century adobe cellars and working olive oil mills along the rural lanes of Coquimbito. Maipú is worth visiting if you want to cycle between heritage bodegas, sample peppery Arauco olive oils, and drink old-vine Malbec where Argentine bottling began. Look elsewhere if you want walkable urban boulevards, late nightlife, or direct mountain trailheads.
Last updated 23 Sept 2026
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What to do in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Maipú unfolds along irrigation ditches and eucalyptus-shaded roads, where century-old bodegas sit beside working fruit farms. Days follow a gentle rhythm: an early start to beat the midday sun, cellar tours along Urquiza and Montecaseros, an unhurried winery lunch, and an afternoon olive tasting. It suits unhurried travellers who prefer pedal power, rural quiet, and historic cellars to sleek contemporary tasting rooms.
24 hours in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Catch the morning light rail to Gutierrez and hire a bicycle on Calle Urquiza. Taste Malbec from massive Slavonian oak casks at Bodega López, followed by a long three-course vineyard lunch with grilled beef at Pan & Oliva. Finish the afternoon sampling peppery Arauco olive oils at Laur before catching the tram back before dusk. Select 1 Day above to see it.
2 days in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Devote your second day to the quieter backlanes of Russell and Cruz de Piedra. Visit artisanal family estates like Bodega Carinae for Syrah and Cabernet Franc, tour the 1910 Gargantini mansion, and share clay-oven empanadas mendocinas over carafes of criolla wine at a roadside country tavern. Choose 2 Days to expand the plan.
3 days in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
A third day allows you to venture south into neighboring Luján de Cuyo or spend hours wandering the olive groves and almond orchards of Lunlunta. Book a slow afternoon asado under the willow trees at an old finca, lingering over charred provolone, sweetbreads, and library-release reds.
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Wine & Vineyards in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Tour 19th-century brick cellars at Bodega López or Trapiche, tasting Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Malbec pulled directly from large oak foudres.
Olive Oil in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Visit Olivícola Laur to taste peppery virgin oils pressed from heritage Arauco olives alongside locally cured green table varieties and aceto balsamico.
Cycling in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Rent a bicycle off Urquiza street to pedal the flat, tree-lined lanes of Coquimbito and Russell between tasting rooms and shaded estate patios.
Local Dining in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Sit down for slow-grilled ribeye, sweetbreads, and clay-oven empanadas mendocinas baked with beef, scallions, and cumin at vineyard parrillas.
Industrial Heritage in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Explore the Giol winery complex to see the massive wooden casks and steam-powered infrastructure from Argentina's early twentieth-century boom.
Regional History in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Walk through the Museo Nacional del Vino y la Vendimia, housed in the 1910 art nouveau chalets built by Italian wine pioneers Gargantini and Giol.
Artisan Sweets in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Stop at rural fincas along Ruta 60 for handmade alcayota jam with walnuts, quince paste, and dark chocolate alfajores stuffed with dulce de leche.
Beer & Spirits in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Cool off with small-batch craft ales or grape-pomace grappa distilled on country properties around Cruz de Piedra after a long morning of wine tasting.
Historic Architecture in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Study the thick sun-dried adobe walls and cane-and-mud roofs preserved in the mid-nineteenth-century cellars around Gutierrez and Russell.
Rural Farmsteads in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Spend an afternoon at family-run fincas harvesting seasonal plums, figs, and almonds irrigated by the historical acequia canal network.
Speciality Coffee in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Take a quiet mid-morning espresso or cortado paired with toasted medialunas at village cafes along Calle Ozamis before the tasting rooms open.
Day Trips in Maipú Mendoza Argentina
Head south to the higher-altitude vineyards of Luján de Cuyo or west into the pre-Cordillera foothills along the Mendoza River for lunch.